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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
In Their Own Words: Examining the Educational Experiences, Expectations, and Values of Oregon Low-Income, Single Black Mothers, Reiko Mia Williams
Reflecting on Resilience: Insight into Resiliency Development and Utilization in Oregon's Older Adults from 2020 to 2022, Riley A. Wilton
Working Paper No. 68, Variables Precipitating the Extermination of the American Bison, Cameron Winterer
Addressing the Body Mass Index Using a Teaching Math for Social Justice Lens, Riley J. Wolfe
Masthead: Spring 2022, Tyler Wolfe
Message From the Editor, Tyler Wolfe
Additive Manufacturing Design for Affordable Housing Development, Courtney Wright, Lani Nguyen, and Jordan Wearing
Financial Analysis of Meta Platforms Inc, Anurag Yaddanapudi, Kaushik Chaudhary, and Saumya Saxena
Operating Strategy for Semiconductor Industry During COVID 19: Pandemic Working Model, Anurag Yaddanapudi, Evan Ide, John Matthew, Breault Plummer, Kaushik Chaudhary, Liliana Fitzpatrick, Nader Morgan, Nisha Hemantha Raju, and Preston Khiev
The Mechanisms Connecting State Marijuana Policies to Parent, Peer, and Youth Drug Perception Leading to Youth Marijuana Use, Eunbyeor Sophie Yang
Paving the Way: Women in Music at Ferrara, Italy During the Late 1500s, Ella Yarris
"Damn, man. The time that I lost": Power and the Process of Diagnosis for Women with Chronic Illnesses, Kaitlin Roquel Yeomans
Implicit Bias Toward Individuals with Disabilities, Sarah K. Young
Analyzing Perceptions and Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Within Muslim Communities, Areebah Zaidi
Maturity Model for Customer-Centric Approach in Enterprise: The Case of E-commerce and Online Retail Industry, Soheil Zarrin
Montessori Schools: How and Why Do They Impact Student Relationships and Communication Skills?, Jacquelyn G. Zavala
Working Paper No. 59, Cultural Imperialism and Hegemony, Maria Zavala
Church of Sasquatch, Scott Zeigler
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Adoption and Use of E-Grocery Shopping in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Transport Systems and Beyond, Gabriella Abou-Zeid
Quantifying the motility of Vibrio alginolyticus after simulated microgravity using digital holographic analysis, Jacqueline Acres
NHANES III Mortality Follow Up: Social Determinants Creating Disparity within the Health Outcomes of Persons with Diabetes, Claire B. Adams
The Journey to El Norte: An Analysis of Gendered Violence on Central American Migrant Trails, Rachel A. Adams
Violent Conflict and National Development in Nigeria, Adeleke Adegbami Dr and Julius Olaniyi Adeoye Dr